Microsoft Purview Sensitivity Labels: Sensitivity label grouping modernization coming this fall (?)

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There is a change coming to Microsoft Purview Information Protection that simplifies sensitivity label architecture. The goal is to make label management easier, more scalable, and less rigid for organizations. The new model will only include standalone labels and sublabels. Parent labels will be replaced by label groups, which act as organizational containers. These groups cannot be applied to content and have no actions or scope, but they retain color and priority for visual organization. Hopefully, this change will make it much easier to move labels around and make other changes in production: for example, converting a standalone label into a sublabel or moving sublabels between groups without breaking dependencies.  From my experience, this update solves one of the biggest challenges in large environments: rigid label hierarchies. The new dynamic model gives admins the agility they need to adapt quickly as compliance and business needs evolve. For admins, migration will be quic...

get-userandpolicy V1.1 released

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I just updated my get-userandpolicy script at the Technet Gallery (here)

This version of the script can edit the assigned policy of multiple users with a few simple clicks.

Here is an example of how I edited my own voice policy in our demo system:

First I run the .\get-userandpolicy.ps1 -changepolicy -voice policy:


Next, i am presented with a gridview of all my voice enabled users, and I selected two of them:


After selecting my users, I press ok. Next I am presented with a new gridview. This time with all my policies:


I selected the policy I wanted to switch to, and pressed ok. Then, watch the verbose output:


In the end, I ran the script again, but with the -listuser switch, to verify the change was executed:


Hope you find my script ant tool useful. Please let me know if you find any bugs or have any suggestions on improvements.